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- 1. Multiple Choice
The frontal lobe controls
memory, behavior, thinking
memory, touch, movement
language, thinking, memory
emotion, speech, personality
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe parietal lobe controlssense of touchlanguage, feelings, and memorybalance and coordinationsense of touch, and movement
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAfter Greg's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Greg is most likely to have difficulty:EXPERIENCING INTENSE EMOTIONSREADING A BOOKPLAYING HIS GUITARTASTING HIS FAVORITE FOODS
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA young man was referred to a neurosurgeon after his frequent bouts of aggression could not be controlled. Diagnostic tests found an inoperable tumor in which location?
PONSAMYGDALAPITUITARY GLANDBROCA'S AREA - 5. Multiple ChoiceAs the result of a stroke, a man has lost his ability to plan, make decisions, and set goals. Which lobe has been damaged?FRONTAL LOBEPARIETAL LOBEOCCIPITAL LOBETHE BROCA'S AREA
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAlicia suffered a brain disease that destroyed major portions of her temporal lobes. Alicia is most likely to suffer some loss of:
AUDITORY PERCEPTIONTHIRST AND HUNGERPAIN SENSATIONSMUSCULAR COORDINATION - 7. Multiple ChoiceKnown as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movementsThalamusReticular FormationHypothalamusCerebellum
- 8. Multiple Choice
Wrinkled, outer part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
Forebrain
Cerebral Cortex
Corpus Callosum
Cerebellum
- 9. Multiple ChoiceLaura is a very analytical student who excels in statistics and trigonometry. She is an excellent problem solver when given a specific strategy for dealing with situations. She is currently displaying characteristics of which hemisphere?LeftRightFrontalNorthern
- 10. Multiple Choice
Temporal LobeOccipital LobeFrontal LobeParietal Lobe - 11. Multiple ChoiceBrain StemCerebellumPonsLimbic System
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTemporal LobeParietal LobeFrontal LobeOccipital Lobe
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFrontal LobeOccipital LobeMedullaParietal Lobe
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Letter A?Medulla OblongataPonsOccipital LobeCerebellum
- 15. Multiple Choice
This brain part, which was named for because it looks like a sea horse, is part of the limbic system which helps with the formation of long term memories.
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe structure that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex is thepineal glandponsreticular formationcorpus callosum
- 17. Multiple ChoiceLocated at the base of the brainstem; controls basic life support functions such as breathing, heartbeat, circulation, swallowingcerebellumneuronamygdalamedulla
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which part of your brain is known as the master gland since it triggers glands of the endocrine system to release hormones into your body?
amygdala
cerebellum
medulla
pituitary gland
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damagedNeurogenesisBrain PlasticitySomatic RegenerationStem Cell Lesions
- 20. Multiple Choice
When this area of the brain is damaged, patients loose the produce fluent speech.
Broca's area
Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Occipital lobe
- 21. Multiple ChoiceShows brain function by using a radioactive glucose solution (active neurons love glucose)MRICT ScanPET ScanfMRI
- 22. Multiple Choice
Oldest part of the brain, responsible for automatic survival functions
Brainstem
Cerebellum
Medulla
Amygdala
- 23. Multiple Choice
Controls if we are awake and our arousal
Occipital Lobes
Broca's Area
Temporal Lobes
Reticular Formation
- 24. Multiple Choice
Receives sensory information and sends them to appropriate areas of the brain - everything except smell.
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Hippocampus
Motor Cortex
- 25. Multiple Choice
System that regulates functions such as memory, fear, aggression, hunger and thirst.
Limbic System
Cerebral Cortex
Brainstem
- 26. Multiple Choice
Involved in language comprehension and expression.
Wernicke's Area
Broca's Area
Amygdala
Angular Gyrus
- 27. Multiple Choice
It is an impairment of language, usually caused by damage.
allergies
aphasia
anomaly
insomnia
- 28. Multiple Choice
This area of the brain is responsible for the capacity to make reasoned, logical decisions and problem solve-located on the frontal lobe.
cingulate cortex
somatosensory cortex
auditory cortex
prefrontal cortex
- 29. Multiple Choice
Sid is having difficulty piecing together words to make any sense- what is not working properly?
Hypothalamus
Broca's Area
Wernicke's Area
Hippocampus
- 30. Multiple Choice
Tabitha is having difficulty during REM sleep and with facial expressions which part of the brain stem is giving her difficulty?
Pons
Medulla
Thalamus
Cerebellum
- 31. Multiple Choice
The four lobes of the cerebral cortex are
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
Frontal, Pons, Oval midbrain, Thalamus
Frontal, Pituitary, Occipital, Thalamus
Frontal, Prefrontal, Occipital, Temporal
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which type of neuron sends messages from the brain to the muscles?
Sensory
Motor
Intermediate
All of them
- 33. Multiple Choice
Located in front of parietal lobe – receives/processes sensations from all parts of the body.
Prefrontal cortex
Pons
Motor Cortex
Somatosensory cortex
- 34. Multiple Choice
The nervous system required for fight or flight is divided into 2 groups.
autonomic and somatic
sympathetic and parasympathetic
reflexes and somatic
central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
- 35. Multiple Choice
What protects the brain?
skull
spinal cord
dendrites
cerebellum
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe ____________ is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and the peripheral nervous system?Spinal CordBrain StemCerebellumFrontal Lobe
- 37. Multiple Choice
2-D X-Ray of the brain - good for locating tumors.
MRI
CT Scan
PET Scan
fMRI
- 38. Multiple Choice
Imaging scan that shows both brain function and structure.
CT
EEG
PET
fMri
- 39. Multiple Choice
Located in the back of frontal lobe – receives/processes all voluntary movement of the body.
Prefrontal cortex
Pons
Motor Cortex
Somatosensory cortex
- 40. Multiple Choice
Produces sleep hormone – melatonin
Pineal gland
Ovaries
Adrenal gland
Pituitary gland
- 41. Multiple Choice
For people with extremely bad seizures - usually due to epilepsy, they often have their _____________ surgically severed.
thalamus
corpus callosum
motor cortex
pons
- 42. Multiple Choice
For a split brain patient, which image would the person say they saw?
a cat
a dog
both the cat and dog
nothing
- 43. Multiple Choice
For people with a split brain, when asked what they see, they would point to the ____________ image?
a cat
a dog
both the cat and dog
nothing
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